I am waiting for a 24 hr ecg of some sort but in the meantime I am confused about my HR and BP measurements.
I can easily go from HR 77 lying to 127 standing but it often only lasts 10 -20 seconds before going back down to say 95 or so. sometimes right back down to 78-80.
Occasionally it has gone from say 77 t0 127 and then reduced to about 110 and stayed there for about 2 mins. This would still class as more than 30 bpm increase.
I rang the falls and syncope unit in Newcastle where my gp might consider referring me and asked if the raise needed to be sustained and the "sister" said yes and that normal people often have an early spike which settles quickly.
Since then, using my Blood Pressure monitor I have managed to get some very early readings of my BP when going from resting to standing which have shown a systolic drop of around 25 and a narrowing of pulse pressure to 19. I am presuming a beat by beat monitor may show a further reduction or narrowing that occured one side or other of the reading I managed to get. But if I am just a few seconds longer in geting the reading it shows as fairly normal. So this drop is also short lived.
I have read that POTS is raised heartbeat without hypotension and that OH is BP reduction without HR increase. So does this mean what is happening with me is just normal and neither POTS or OH?
If it is some kind of OI but lasting briefly before correcting then why do I feel lousy? Could it be that some kind of reduction in circulation elsewhere then allows the BP/HR to normalise but makes me feel bad. Also as soon as I start moving around my heart rate goes up. so just brief gentle walking around house is about 110 on a reasonable day; going upstairs is around 130+ unless I slow right down: putting shoes on or helping my kids dress can go up to 140.
I get palpitaions and extra beats; feel dizzy on standing and light headed at other times on bad days. When I have been upright for a while particularly standing I just feel ill and want to lie flat and that eventually makes me feel a bit better. The feeling seems like a hungover/ car sick/ toxic kind of nausea and weakness.
On days where I do a bit more than usual, my resting heart rate can go from low 70s to high 90s early 100s and stay there for hours. I also have more difficulty sleeping on these days even if exhausted.
I seem to always want to pass urine when I stand up.
I don't feel normal although I guess I would say I am probably mild - possibly moderate compared to lots of people. But I don't know if it is worth pursuing investigating OI if my measurements mean I have normal responses.
Sorry it got long but I would appreciate any comments/ thoughts
Thanks
I can easily go from HR 77 lying to 127 standing but it often only lasts 10 -20 seconds before going back down to say 95 or so. sometimes right back down to 78-80.
Occasionally it has gone from say 77 t0 127 and then reduced to about 110 and stayed there for about 2 mins. This would still class as more than 30 bpm increase.
I rang the falls and syncope unit in Newcastle where my gp might consider referring me and asked if the raise needed to be sustained and the "sister" said yes and that normal people often have an early spike which settles quickly.
Since then, using my Blood Pressure monitor I have managed to get some very early readings of my BP when going from resting to standing which have shown a systolic drop of around 25 and a narrowing of pulse pressure to 19. I am presuming a beat by beat monitor may show a further reduction or narrowing that occured one side or other of the reading I managed to get. But if I am just a few seconds longer in geting the reading it shows as fairly normal. So this drop is also short lived.
I have read that POTS is raised heartbeat without hypotension and that OH is BP reduction without HR increase. So does this mean what is happening with me is just normal and neither POTS or OH?
If it is some kind of OI but lasting briefly before correcting then why do I feel lousy? Could it be that some kind of reduction in circulation elsewhere then allows the BP/HR to normalise but makes me feel bad. Also as soon as I start moving around my heart rate goes up. so just brief gentle walking around house is about 110 on a reasonable day; going upstairs is around 130+ unless I slow right down: putting shoes on or helping my kids dress can go up to 140.
I get palpitaions and extra beats; feel dizzy on standing and light headed at other times on bad days. When I have been upright for a while particularly standing I just feel ill and want to lie flat and that eventually makes me feel a bit better. The feeling seems like a hungover/ car sick/ toxic kind of nausea and weakness.
On days where I do a bit more than usual, my resting heart rate can go from low 70s to high 90s early 100s and stay there for hours. I also have more difficulty sleeping on these days even if exhausted.
I seem to always want to pass urine when I stand up.
I don't feel normal although I guess I would say I am probably mild - possibly moderate compared to lots of people. But I don't know if it is worth pursuing investigating OI if my measurements mean I have normal responses.
Sorry it got long but I would appreciate any comments/ thoughts
Thanks